Thy way, not mine, O Lord
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Thy way, not mine, O Lord,However dark it be!Lead me by thine own hand,And choose the path for me.I dare not choose my lot;I would not if I might;Choose thou for me, my God,So shall I walk aright.
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The kingdom that I seekIs thine; so let the wayThat leads to it be thine,Else I must surely stray.Take thou my cup, and itWith joy or sorrow fill,As best to thee may seem;Choose thou my good and ill.
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Choose thou for me my friends,My sickness, or my health;Choose thou my cares for me,My poverty or wealth.Not mine, not mine, the choice,In either great or small;Be thou my Guide, my Strength,My Wisdom, and my All.